Welcome to our course on Object Oriented Programming in Java using data visualization. People come to this course with many different goals -- and we are really excited to work with all of you! Some of you want to be professional software developers, others want to improve your programming skills to implement that cool personal project that you’ve been thinking about, while others of you might not yet know why you’re here and are trying to figure out what this course is all about.
This is an intermediate Java course. We recommend this course to learners who have previous experience in software development or a background in computer science. Our goal is that by the end of this course each and every one of you feels empowered to create a Java program that’s more advanced than any you have created in the past and that is personally interesting to you. In achieving this goal you will also learn the fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming, how to leverage the power of existing libraries, how to build graphical user interfaces, and how to use some core algorithms for searching and sorting data. And this course is project-based, so we’ll dive right into the project immediately!
We are excited to be offering a unique course structure, designed to support learners of different backgrounds in succeeding at their own pace. The first module explains how this will work and if this course is right for you. We also recommend taking a few minutes to explore the course site. A good place to start is the navigation bar on the left. Click Course Content to see what material we’ll cover each week, as well preview the assignments you’ll need to complete to pass the course. Click Discussions to see forums where you can discuss the course material with fellow students taking the class. Be sure to introduce yourself to everyone in the Meet and Greet forum.
This course should take about 6 weeks to complete. You can check out the recommended course schedule below to see a quick overview of the lessons and assignments you’ll complete each week.
We’re excited you’re here learning with us. Let’s get started!

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Enroll this course if you intend to become a programmer and need fundamental knowledge in Object Oriented Programming. Here you can study the subject and apply new things in a real curious project.

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Mar 21, 2016

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It is good!!! I learnt a bit of Java beforehand but not the object oriented concept. Would definitely attend the courses by UC San Diego again as well as pay for the course when I can afford it!

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Memory Models, Scope, and Starting the Project

We hope you’re excited about the project that we're starting to build -- we sure are! In this second part of this week, we'll walk you through setting up your system and working through your first assignment so you'll be having fun with it in no time. Before that though, we'll finish going over some of the fundamentals fundamentals of object oriented programming. Specifically, being able to trace code is a key skill in becoming a stronger programmer. Like the end of last week, the first part of this week might be a bit of a review of material you already learned in your first Java programming course. If that’s the case, you are always welcome to skip to the first graded assignment on Objects, Memory Models, and Scope.

Taught By

Mia Minnes

Assistant Teaching Professor

Leo Porter

Associate Teaching Professor

Christine Alvarado

Associate Teaching Professor

Transcript

[MUSIC] All right. Something I struggled with when I was learning computer science, and also I still really kind of struggle with it today, is just simply compiling and running and testing my code. I'm not really sure why, but when I started out programming I was just terrified to compile, and I was terrified to run because I was so afraid of the errors that were going to be in my code. And, of course, we all have errors in our code, but it just, it was a visceral fear. And I always thought, oh, my God, like the computer is going to explode or something, and I would just not do it. So it would lead me to write these huge methods and these huge programs before I compiled or ran anything, and it was a big mistake. So I got over that just by kind of practicing more, hitting the compile button and the run button and realizing that nothing happens. Your code breaks and you fix it and it's not a big deal. So that's what I've learned, but, you know, it's still kind of scary for me sometimes.

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